Hat-pin-point protector.



C. G. BRUMBACH.

HAT PIN POINT PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I8. 1915.

1,201,549. Patented 0 1. 17,1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented Oct. 17,1916.

Application filed December 18, 1915. Serial No. 67,637.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARENCE G. BRUM- BACH, acitizen of the United States, residing at Boyertown, in the county ofBerks, State of Pennsylvania, have invented "a new and usefulHat-Pin-Point Protector; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhat pin point protectors, and has for its object to provide a device ofthis character which embodies novel features of construction whereby itcan be readily slipped upon the projecting end of a hat pin and willprevent the same from causing any injury or doing any damage.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a hat pin pointprotector which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in itsconstruction, which can be readily slipped upon-the pointed end of a hatpin or removed therefrom, which will grip the pointed end of the hat pinso as to be held securely against accidental displacement, and which isnot liable to break or get out of repair.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a hat pin point protector constructed in accordancewith the invention, portions being broken away and shown in section toillustrate more clearly the details of construction. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view, taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a hat pin which hasthe usual head 2 at one end thereof, a depression 3 being provided inthe shank of the hat pin at a point spaced from the point thereof. Thepoint protector includes an elongated casing 4 which is preferablycylindrical in shape, the rear end of the casing being closed andprovided with a large fin or finger piece 5 which can be convenientlygrasped by the hand when placing the device in position upon the pointof a hat pin or removing it therefrom. A flanged cap 6 is removablythreaded upon the open end of the cylindrical casing 4, the centralportion 6 of the cap being in the form of a cone which projects into themouth of the casing 4 and terminates in an opening 7 of a proper size toreceive the pointed end of the hat pin 1. Carried by the cap 6 andprojecting inwardly from the edges of the opening 7 is a pair of opposedspring jaws 8, said jaws being substantially semicircular in crosssection so as to fit against one side of the hat pin, and the jawsextending substantially the full length of the cylindrical casing 1 soas to obtain a firm bearing upon the point of the hat pin and securelygrip the same.

These jaws 8 are provided at intervals with corresponding depressions 9providing inwardly projecting ribs adapted to engage and interlock withthe depression 3 in the shank of the hat pin to prevent accidentaldisengagement of the protector from the hat pin. Split rings 10 ofspring wire may fit around the jaws 8 and be seated within thedepressions 9, said split rings serving to assist in forcing the jaws 8into a firm engagement with the shank of the hat pin.

After the hat pin 1 has been inserted through the hat in the desiredmanner, the cap or protector is forcibly applied to the projecting pointthereof. The conical mouth 6 of the cap 6 serves to direct the point ofthe hat pin into the opening 7, and as it passes between the jaws 8 itis securely gripped thereby. One set of the ribs formed by thedepressions 9 will engage and interlock with thedepressiOn 3 of the hatpin. so as to hold the cap securely against accidental disengagement.The jaws 8 are forced slightly apart when the cap is applied to thepointed end of a hat pin, thereby producing increased tension in thesplit rings 10 so that the jaws have a firm frictional engagement withthe hat pin.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A hat pin point protector including an elongated casing open at one endand closed at the other end, a cap fitted upon the open end of thecasing and provided with a substantially conical depression having anopening at the base thereof, a pair of hollow opposed spring jawsextending through the length of the casing and projecting from the edgesof the opening at the base of the conical depression in the cap, saidhollow spring aws being surrounded at intervals by annular depresslons,and spht rings seated within the depressions and increasing theresiliency of the jaws.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARENCE G. BRUMBACH.

WVitnesses ELLWooD G. BRUMBAOH, I'IOWARD G. MANVILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. 0.

